Andrew Sharp (Third Season)
Phone: 620-327-8175
Email: andrews@hesston.edu
Andrew Sharp enters his third season at the helm of Hesston College Softball. Under his leadership, the Larks have won 35 games the past two years in the ultra-competitive Region VI of the NJCAA.
In the season before he arrived, the Larks went 4-26. In his first year, Sharp guided Hesston to a 17-23 overall record. That season, Hesston broke the school record for team fielding percentage and produced the school’s first all-region player since moving to Division II. In 2011, the Larks won 18 games and again broke the team mark for fielding percentage, as well as the overall hits mark. The 2011 team produced two all-region players and two Academic All-Americans.
Sharp pitched for the Hesston baseball team from 1997-99, earning an Associates of Arts degree in May, 1999. He later graduated from Millersville (Pa.) University with a Bachelor’s degree in history, and Wichita (Kan.) State University with a Master’s degree in sports administration.
Prior to joining the softball program, Sharp served as the pitching coach for Hesston College baseball for four seasons. He also coached the Newton, Kansas, American Legion Baseball team for two years—one as an assistant coach, one as head coach.
Coach Sharp is a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and lives in Hesston with his wife Amy and their children Jack and Lucy.
“A successful student athlete in my program is someone who is willing to challenge herself on the field, to think critically in the classroom, and to commit to a community-minded atmosophere on campus,” Sharp said. “Hesston College exists to shape the minds and hearts of the young people it serves, and I hope my program is a place where students come to experience growth in all areas of their lives.”
Forrest Miller, asst. coach
A 1985 Hesston graduate, Miller coached the Larks softball team from 1999-2005, a tenure that included three trips to the NJCAA Division III national tournament. Coach Miller graduated from Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.) in 1987 with a Bachelor’s degree in education and worked in the admissions department at Hesston from 1988-1998. He currently serves as groundskeeper on the Hesston campus.
“I love the game of softball because it not only is a great game but, like many sports, it teaches us so much about life and how to live,” Miller said. “I also enjoy being around the players immensely and I enjoy observing them grow in their faith and mature as players and people”.
Jake Gunden, asst. coach
A former Hesston student, Jake and his wife Tammy reside in Hesston with their two children Addilyn and Braylen.
Tyson Miller, asst. coach
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